Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 77768.015 - Worker falls into shaft and sustains leg fracture

Accident Summary Nr: 77768.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 01/07/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1023707.015	01/26/2015		237130	Los Angeles City Dept. Of Water And Power

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on January 7, 2015, Employee #1 and several coworkers, employed by a municipal water and power department, were laying lines for Sonotube forms. They were working around shafts with openings 3 feet wide and varying depths. Employee #1 fell into a shaft, a fall height of approximately 12 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fracture of his left leg.

Keywords: Concrete Form Work, Construction, Cover, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Leg, Shaft

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1023707.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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